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Burma: Rohingya

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Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 2092, tabled on 11 June 2015

Question

Debbie Abrahams
Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the human rights of the Rohingya people in Burma are protected.

Answer

Mr Hugo Swire
Conservative
East Devon
Commons

Answered on

16 June 2015

We remain deeply concerned by the dire living conditions facing the Rohingya people in Rakhine State, which is leading thousands to flee by sea to other countries in the region. It is vital that Burma addresses the longer-term issues which lie at the root of the problem, including the persecution of the Rohingya. The UK is playing its part to resolve the situation in Rakhine State. Since 2012, the UK has been one of the largest bilateral humanitarian donors in Rakhine State, contributing over £18m in humanitarian aid there. We will continue raise the underlying political problems and human rights abuses both bilaterally and in international fora.

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